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Example 8–1: Sample daemon.log File (cont.)
Jul 28 16:35:47 stlouis bootpd[1228]: read 3 entries from "/etc/bootptab"
Jul 28 16:35:47 stlouis bootpd[1228]: request from hardware address \
4
nnnnnnnnnnnn
Jul 28 16:36:08 stlouis bootpd[1228]: request from hardware address \
5
nnnnnnnnnnnn
Jul 28 16:36:08 stlouis bootpd[1228]: found: host1.xsamplex.com (nnnnnnnnnnnn)
at (nn.nn.nnn.nnn)
Jul 28 16:36:08 stlouis bootpd[1228]: file /var/adm/ris/ris0.alpha/\
vmunix.host1.xsamplex.com
Jul 28 16:36:08 stlouis bootpd[1228]: vendor magic field is 0.0.0.0
Jul 28 16:36:08 stlouis bootpd[1228]: sending RFC1048-style reply
1 Many daemons log information to this file.
2 Result of sending a HUP signal to the inetd daemon and killing the
bootpd daemon.
3 A new bootpd daemon starts up in response to a boot request. The
bootpd daemon reads the /etc/bootptab file as a part of its startup.
4 A bootpd request by a system with hardware address nnnnnnnnnnnn.
Because the system is not a client of this RIS server, its hardware
address is not in the server’s /etc/bootptab file.
5 A bootpd request by a system with hardware address nnnnnnnnnnnn.
The system is a client of this RIS server.
8.5.2 Servers Using the joind Daemon
To serve BOOTP requests from clients, the joind daemon, which also
services Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) requests, should be
running. DHCP enables the automatic assignment of IP address to clients
on networks from a pool of addresses. The IP address assignment and
configuration occurs automatically whenever client systems (workstations
and portable computers) attach to a network. The current implementation of
DHCP is based on the JOIN product by Competitive Automation. Ensure
that the server’s information on the client is correct, namely information
contained in the bootptab file of the server as shown in Section 5.1.3. If
the server still fails to respond, enable logging of bootp messages on the
server by using the following procedure:
1. Enter the following command to check that the joind daemon is
servicing your bootp request:
# ps -x | grep -E "joind"
393 ?? I 0:05.82 /usr/sbin/joind
26446 ttyp0 S + 0:00.01 grep -e joind
8–8 Troubleshooting RIS